TODAY IN JUDAISM: Sunday, September 18, 2011

B"H

Elul 19, 5771 * September 18, 2011

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T O D A Y I N J U D A I S M
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* Laws * Customs * Jewish History * Daily Quote * Daily Study *

Today is: Sunday, Elul 19, 5771

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Today's Laws & Customs
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· Elul Observances

As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is traditionaly a time of introspection and stocktaking -- a time to review one's deeds and spiritual progress over the past year and prepare for the upcoming "Days of Awe [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=C335BC97C7876A8DFA31C97BE1EC4842&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]" of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.

As the month of Divine Mercy and Forgiveness (see "Today in Jewish History" for Elul 1 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=CF48D6B3B7678EDA400D137AFB38AAD4&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]) it is a most opportune time for teshuvah [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=2692BB2CE4BA24245EE20D366ED6C53B&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] ("return" to G-d), prayer [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=01879FF3BD0BF95C9AE5C78391DF0EE6&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], charity [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=54919777E3BDF6468887A19DB5162D3B&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], and increased Ahavat Yisrael [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=DE728C21FC4611C08DBF0EE19FB2EABF&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] (love for a fellow Jew) in the quest for self-improvement and coming closer to G-d. Chassidic master Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=03A62F85EFF1D07275B6B673D41C3967&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] likens the month of Elul to a time when "the king is in the field" and, in contrast to when he is in the royal palace, "everyone who so desires is permitted to meet him, and he receives them all with a cheerful countenance and shows a smiling face to them all."

Specific Elul customs include the daily sounding of the shofar (ram's horn) as a call to repentance. The Baal Shem Tov [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=06A33AC7D8EEBA53DBDF1D56209255EC&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] instituted the custom of reciting three additional chapters of Psalms [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=779323384EE10CB2F19D8067C8D7A044&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] each day, from the 1st of Elul until Yom Kippur (on Yom Kippur the remaining 36 chapters are recited, thereby completing the entire book of Psalms). Click below to view today's Psalms.

Chapter 55 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=510A2D592A414CB3272C46C4DF7A7721&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]</ br> Chapter 56 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D88789828DA8B7015C5888DE992D8791&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] </ br> Chapter 57 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=6F8CE37ECEB6849B0CE5D3446EA9BCBC&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]

Elul is also the time to have one's tefillin [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=C45CF2B9C582312881747FFD1A7764B2&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] and mezuzot [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7863F97936D26BBAFD59F240875C6F5F&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] checked by an accredited scribe to ensure that they are in good condition and fit for use.

Links: More on Elul [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=FADC376EADAA8CBCDD308D5AA5B7B4E4&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]

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Daily Quote
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Three books are opened on Rosh Hashanah: The righteous are inscribed in the book of life; the wicked are inscribed in the book of death, and [the judgment of] the intermediates hangs in balance until Yom Kippur...

- Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 16b

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Daily Study
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Chitas and Rambam for today:

Chumash: Nitzavim-Vayelech, 1st Portion Deuteronomy 29:9-29:28 with Rashi
· English Text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=756781B8EEC185097E8E3C09B37585A0&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 · Live Video Class:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=FEB9E7B6293621ACEEDAF4CAEF45ECDE&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

Tehillim: Chapters 90 - 96
· Hebrew text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=49CA8E6D67CA79CA9DC557FB3C8AFE16&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· English text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D0A7CF607B73EDE93EB0DCEB529FE13F&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

Tanya: Iggeret HaKodesh, beginning of Epistle 16
· Lesson in Tanya:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=6BCAA621484372BBEB5E875F0B0DCEFA&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· Hebrew Text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=33FA98033F4EA7B5EE9D9EA20C1C8ADC&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· Tanya Audio Class:
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http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F8AFA605EC7E26DA709C94964C4E5FE3&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

Rambam:
· Sefer Hamitzvos:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=33BC72AEE36CAC347C065A20639E57BF&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· 1 Chapter: Sheluchin veShuttafin Chapter Nine
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F513B42F29458C385069F47A04B2A737&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· 3 Chapters: Pesulei Hamukdashim Chapter 14, Pesulei Hamukdashim Chapter 15, Pesulei Hamukdashim Chapter 16
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D7218E1963A48C14684626FA372B3748&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

Hayom Yom:
· English Text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E0D17C4C325349C945EEE843CFB63C9E&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

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И-Цзин на 18/09/2011

Пророчество

Совместимость

Работа

Инь и Янь

Уважаемый Петр, это твой И-Цзин на Воскресенье 18 сентября:
Hsiao Chu: Воспитание малым, В этот момент необходимо ждать и позаботиться о мелочах. Ты можешь добиться успеха, однако сейчас нет необходимости форсировать события: поэтому лучше использовать этот период для того, чтобы проанализировать всё и получше подготовиться. До завтра.		Ветер Hебо	И-Цзин 9

Петр, переверни карты Таро! Прочитай предсказание! Кликни ЗДЕСЬ!

Любовь Бизнес Благополучие

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И-Цзин на 17/09/2011

Петр, Найди Свою любимую, Кликни ЗДЕСЬ!

Уважаемый Петр, это твой И-Цзин на Суббота 17 сентября:
Chien: Препятствие, Не самый благоприятный момент для действий , лучше подождать и подумать. Если что-то не получается, не спеши обвинять других: ищи причины в сначала в себе. Помни, что всегда можешь рассчитывать на помощь тех, кому доверяешь . До завтра.		Вода Гора	И-Цзин 39

Петр, Твоё будущее с картами Таро от Horoscopofree!
	Петр, Карты Таро известны как мощное средство медитации. ТAPO Кликни ЗДЕСЬ!		Петр, Гороскоп любви! Mагические предсказания любви для твоей горячей души! Кликни ЗДЕСЬ!!!

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TODAY IN JUDAISM: Shabbat, September 17, 2011

B"H

Elul 18, 5771 * September 17, 2011

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Today is: Shabbat, Elul 18, 5771
Chai Elul

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Today's Laws & Customs
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· Chassidic Holiday

"Chai Elul" (Hebrew for "the 18th of Elul," also meaning "the life of Elul") is celebrated by the Chassidic community as the birthday of the "two great luminaries" -- Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Chassidism; and Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad. Chassidim wish each other "Gut Yom Tov!" and conduct joyous gatherings called farbrengens [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7210DEF8B1FC72632E2B305A118ACA8B&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ].

· 12 Days of Reflection

Elul, the last month of the Jewish year, is a month devoted [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=81CBBF70A20CC7965401A9597CCB59F3&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] to stocktaking and introspection. A Chassidic tradition holds that the last twelve days of the year -- Elul 18 to 29 -- are specifically devoted to the twelve months of the closing year: on each of these twelve days, one should review the deeds and achievements of its corresponding month.

· Ethics of the Fathers: Chapters 3 & 4

During the summer months, from the Shabbat after Passover until the Shabbat before Rosh Hashahah, we study a portion of the Talmud's Ethics of the Fathers ("Avot") each Shabbat afternoon. This week, we study Chapters Three and Four.

Link: Ethics of the Fathers, Chapter 3 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=97F678175FCA9306C5C2B38B2FA3E1EC&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] and Chapter 4 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E94886CE0F99B189BAB391F2B76510A1&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]

· Links

A Chai Elul anthology [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=5122E2A9AFF365FF1372E534B1E0D0BD&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]

· Elul Observances

As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is traditionaly a time of introspection and stocktaking -- a time to review one's deeds and spiritual progress over the past year and prepare for the upcoming "Days of Awe" of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.

As the month of Divine Mercy and Forgiveness (see "Today in Jewish History" for Elul 1 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D84BBC7FDD014C0B893B2AE2D8264D7B&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]) it is a most opportune time for teshuvah [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=EFD8ACA46FFCBD5990B1A9FC23ADF6D3&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] ("return" to G-d), prayer [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=DFE12C203E89DA39506EF41EB036B893&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], charity [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=1E21F7F073EEB9EA0B07096A02EEB152&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], and increased Ahavat Yisrael [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=00919B7B1DBCFBC716E642D5D7560A0C&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] (love for a fellow Jew) in the quest for self-improvement and coming closer to G-d. Chassidic master Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E3D2DBDE11DE7E9C37E43B18CD6BBA2E&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] likens the month of Elul to a time when "the king is in the field" and, in contrast to when he is in the royal palace, "everyone who so desires is permitted to meet him, and he receives them all with a cheerful countenance and shows a smiling face to them all."

Specific Elul customs include the daily sounding of the shofar (ram's horn) as a call to repentance. The Baal Shem Tov [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=CF97EC95F5E20BA49C5F812527E629CA&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] instituted the custom of reciting three additional chapters of Psalms [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=1F21C7D41EF8F62A8BCECCD4AAC979E5&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] each day, from the 1st of Elul until Yom Kippur (on Yom Kippur the remaining 36 chapters are recited, thereby completing the entire book of Psalms). Click below to view today's Psalms.

Chapter 52 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=CC5DA3808C064AF4BB4A01C0A0C9A422&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] Chapter 53 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7FEE108379CD51683E9D67084B83A3A7&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] Chapter 54 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=67522F98C3AA446A4E30F02AD8ACDBD5&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]

Elul is also the time to have one's tefillin [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D9AA33AC02F6E3C4A5BEB404B00B71DA&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] and mezuzot [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=4D81F14EF3C9695B57A16B091832D822&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] checked by an accredited scribe to ensure that they are in good condition and fit for use.

Links: More on Elul [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=81CBBF70A20CC7965401A9597CCB59F3&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]

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Today in Jewish History
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· Passing of Maharal (1609)

Elul 18 is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yehudah Loewe, the "Maharal" of Prague (1525-1609), outstanding Torah scholar, philosopher, Kabbalist and Jewish leader. Popularly known for creating a "golem" (clay man) to protect the Jewish community of Prague from the frequent threat of blood libels.

· Baal Shem Tov Born (1698)

Elul 18 is the birthday of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=CF97EC95F5E20BA49C5F812527E629CA&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], the founder of Chassidism [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=0E97EDF8CC059C96B7D77A705DA61E71&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]

Rabbi Israel was born in a small town in Ukraine in 1698. His father, Rabbi Eliezer, who was a member of the secret society of "hidden tzaddikim [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=8CB3356DE48F7FDABAD41ED043756916&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]," passed away when young Israel was only five years old; his last words to his son were, "Fear nothing [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=85A05F5887DFC1E7E180228392648761&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] but G-d alone. Love every Jew [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=00919B7B1DBCFBC716E642D5D7560A0C&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] with all your heart and all your soul."

The young orphan would spend much of his time wandering and meditating in the forests that surrounded his hometown; there, he one day met with one of his father's compatriots, and eventually joined their society. For many years, he lived disguised as a simple innkeeper and clay-digger, his greatness known only to a very small circle of fellow mystics and disciples. But on his 36th birthday [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=5C14F8983CA12ABF178B5E9E7D440E9E&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], he was instructed by his master to "reveal [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F832DFA8E6777B5A27168C1478875D68&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]" himself and publicly disseminate [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=70F2432FE05EFC7969424546DE52FE3D&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] his teachings.

Drawing from the mystical "soul of Torah, [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=3E8760D42234D2D01721D85FCEBCE2DC&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]" the Baal Shem Tov ("Master of the Good Name," as he came to be known) taught about the spark of G-dliness [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=0E31CADE37E5155D8D532D9A1F0B251A&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] that is to be found in every creation [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=6A9808B55B54BA2C3DD9A9DFE9F9D43D&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], and about the great love that G-d has for each and every one of His children, scholars and simple folk alike. He emphasized the importance of joy [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=DBD5D242BF6575EE94DC9DEEB8026737&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] and simple faith [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=8C2337F872B94EACD90EB656AF135902&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] in serving G-d, rather than ascetism [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=9788E98DEAE97B45CE15ED15C84DBCBB&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]. Initially, his teachings encountered fierce opposition from the scholarly elite and established leadership of the Jewish community; but many of those very scholars and communal leaders ended up becoming his devoted disciples. When Rabbi Israel passed at age 62 on Shavuot [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=5BA761B62FF819A09D02B43E778B52DD&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] of 1760, the movement he founded was well on the way of becoming the most vital force [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D5BA3E510B8179E3BC93CFC5DEEA22D0&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] in Jewish life.

Links:
Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=57EB3BD0F1EB4CD05FC9C729A1C32764&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]

· Chassidic Movement Founded (1734)

After many years as a member of the society of "hidden tzaddikim [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=8CB3356DE48F7FDABAD41ED043756916&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]", living under the guise of an ignorant clay-digger, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov was instructed by his masters to reveal himself and begin to publicly disseminate his teachings. This he did on his 36th birthday, Elul 18, 5494 (1734).

· 1st Chabad Rebbe Born (1745)

Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E3D2DBDE11DE7E9C37E43B18CD6BBA2E&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] (1745-1812), founder of the "Chabad" branch of Chassidism [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=0E97EDF8CC059C96B7D77A705DA61E71&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], was born on Elul 18 of the year 5505 from creation -- the 47th birthday of his "spiritual grandfather", Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (Rabbi Schneur Zalman was the disciple of the Baal Shem Tov's disciple and successor, Rabbi DovBer of Mezeritch).

Link: A brief biography [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=DDF9F6AB237ED0627BDB54A5F9E37E14&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] of Rabbi Schneur Zalman

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Chumash: Ki Tavo, 7th Portion Deuteronomy 29:1-29:8 with Rashi
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Tanya: Iggeret HaKodesh, end of Epistle 15
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Rambam:
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Hayom Yom:
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DAILY DOSE: G-d Within

B"H

G-d Within
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Before the Baal Shem Tov, people thought of G-d as the One who directs all things from above and beyond.

The Baal Shem Tov taught that the vital force of each thing, from which comes its personality, its sense of pain and pleasure, its growth and life -- that itself is G-d. Not that this is all of G-d. It is less than a glimmer of G-d, because He is entirely beyond all such descriptions. But that life force is G-d as He is found within each creature He has made.

A Daily Dose of Wisdom from the Rebbe
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Elul 17, 5771 * September 16, 2011

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TODAY IN JUDAISM: Friday, September 16, 2011

B"H

Elul 17, 5771 * September 16, 2011

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* Laws * Customs * Jewish History * Daily Quote * Daily Study *

Today is: Friday, Elul 17, 5771

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Today's Laws & Customs
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· Elul Observances

As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is traditionaly a time of introspection and stocktaking -- a time to review one's deeds and spiritual progress over the past year and prepare for the upcoming "Days of Awe [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=5FFB1B2626A19450FADA159AC1CF08A6&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]" of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.

As the month of Divine Mercy and Forgiveness (see "Today in Jewish History" for Elul 1 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=03C51F0872EE796537793E55215AC320&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]) it is a most opportune time for teshuvah [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=DB2FB99EEFA797C71E259EF260B6D3C3&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] ("return" to G-d), prayer [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7030BAFB9C8763598DE390AA44921E63&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], charity [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=94C0077B4162E26EBE104530DE29B6FA&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], and increased Ahavat Yisrael [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=095A14571BBFF95B3743152FB00DDAF5&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] (love for a fellow Jew) in the quest for self-improvement and coming closer to G-d. Chassidic master Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=5D886D5707455B28941B7EEAE8A65982&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] likens the month of Elul to a time when "the king is in the field" and, in contrast to when he is in the royal palace, "everyone who so desires is permitted to meet him, and he receives them all with a cheerful countenance and shows a smiling face to them all."

Specific Elul customs include the daily sounding of the shofar (ram's horn) as a call to repentance. The Baal Shem Tov [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=3C8721F47AE334EE71FBBC055666C561&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] instituted the custom of reciting three additional chapters of Psalms [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=44B21B6826CAE75ACD22F11DD0314615&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] each day, from the 1st of Elul until Yom Kippur (on Yom Kippur the remaining 36 chapters are recited, thereby completing the entire book of Psalms). Click below to view today's Psalms.

Chapter 49 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=AAC06DE14FFACED06EAFA01EC00C39F1&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]</ br> Chapter 50 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=A935C895F9DA19921FC016923C349BF0&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] </ br> Chapter 51 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=2304A3CE2B9CC72AD0AD5F08FED85E6F&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]

Elul is also the time to have one's tefillin [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=937A51999179379266A26EDD66F4D9CF&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] and mezuzot [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=5D925059231FD1BF67B0C1F5E67019BF&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] checked by an accredited scribe to ensure that they are in good condition and fit for use.

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Today in Jewish History
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· Noah Dispatches Dove (2105 BCE)

Following the failed attempt to dispatch a raven from the ark (see "Today in Jewish History" for Elul 10), Noah sent a dove from the window [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=CA98F9839BC27F5838EF1D6B511335D0&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] of the ark [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=CA2DDE2608F6D42ADD16543578C0C077&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] to see if the great Flood that covered the earth had abated. "But the dove found no resting place for the sole of its foot" and returned to the ark; Noah waited seven days before making another attempt.

· R. Schneur Zalman's parents marry (1743)

Wedding day of Rabbi Baruch and Rebbetzin Rivkah, the parents of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812 -- see entry for tomerrow, Elul 18), in 1743.

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Daily Quote
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The Torah could be given only to eaters of manna

- Midrash Mechilta, Beshalach 17

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Chitas and Rambam for today:

Chumash: Ki Tavo, 6th Portion Deuteronomy 28:7-28:69 with Rashi
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Tehillim: Chapters 83 - 87
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Tanya: Iggeret HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 15
· Lesson in Tanya:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=93FC37BF95D2FA760CDD6A4F7B07B735&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
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Rambam:
· Sefer Hamitzvos:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=363C579F0E47B37DE92873DA6E5D209D&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
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· 3 Chapters: Pesulei Hamukdashim Chapter 8, Pesulei Hamukdashim Chapter 9, Pesulei Hamukdashim Chapter 10
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=927C4CAD8AAEACA54EE500C3905910EE&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

Hayom Yom:
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Are 9/11 Widows and Widowers Allowed to Remarry?

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Are 9/11 Widows and Widowers Allowed to Remarry?
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Dear Rabbi,

I've always wondered what the widows and widowers of those killed in the 9/11 attacks [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=EF92E40F4E5CDCD8E2760E272B1C9A97&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] have done about remarrying. I know that Jewish law requires one to obtain either confirmation of death or a Jewish certificate of divorce [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=563F4C5ADB39E88869EA98F138A57010&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] before remarrying.

What happened to the women and men who, in many cases, did not know whether or not their husband or wife was in the building at the time of the crash? As recently as August, 2011, 41% of the victims remain unidentified.

What is done in such cases?

Answer:

You raise an important question. In fact, following the tragic attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, this was a very difficult issue for many rabbinical courts (known in Hebrew as a beth din). There are thirteen known cases where the widow or widower sought to find proof that their family member was actually deceased. It was a sensitive process, where mourning spouses needed to be treated respectfully while searching for proof that their spouses were not alive. Each situation needed to be treated with careful attention to both the feelings of the family and the requirements of Jewish law.

The rabbinical courts realized that they needed to act immediately, since "immediately following 9/11, there was an incredible sense of unity and cooperation," Rabbi Yona Reiss, of the Beth Din of America, later recalled. "Many individuals and firms were quick to share accounts and records upon a moment's notice, based on a collective sense that the residents of New York City—indeed, the United States as a whole—had become a closer-knit community as a result of the tragic circumstances." Probability vs. Certainty

Jewish law [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=CAD8FA24013DDD7480F05D0519AB7E6A&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] is clear that we do not rely on probabilities when issuing permission to remarry. It needs to be demonstrated that there is a near certainty that the person is no longer alive.

Take, for example, a man who filed for death benefits for his late wife, claiming she was killed on 9/11. It was later discovered that he had murdered her. Or another case, where a street vendor outside the World Trade Center was presumed dead, but was found many months later in a hospital, alive. These are just examples; many more similar scenarios did and could have happened.

The Talmud discusses a case where a person witnesses a man struggling in the water, but never actually sees him drown. Can the victim be considered dead? When tackling the question, the Talmud differentiates the possible outcomes depending on which type of body of water the person was in.



1) A contained body of water where one can see the other side, but does not see the man anywhere.



2) An endless body of water where one cannot be certain that the person did not emerge on the other side.

In the first case, the wife would be granted permission to remarry. In the second, permission would not be granted without additional evidence.

These serve as paradigms for other cases. Therefore, what the court of Jewish law would have to come up with is a scenario where we would be certain that the individual was in a place where he or she would have inevitably died.

Suppose someone walks into an oven. This would be considered in Jewish law similar to "water with an end," since there is no possibility of escape. Thus, for example, someone whose office was in the North Tower of the World Trade Center (which was hit first), above the floor into which the plane crashed—if there was evidence that this person was at their desk, he or she would be considered certainly dead.

On the other hand, for someone whose office was in the South Tower under similar circumstances, where they might have evacuated after the North Tower was hit, the Jewish court would need to have more proof, or more probable circumstances, to conclude that he or she did not survive.

The investigation, then, would include analyzing the whereabouts of the individual on the day of the tragedy. The rabbinical court would speak with family members, coworkers, friends, and anyone else who might have had contact with the person. Examples could include checking MTA cards to see whether the person got on the train, interviewing people whom he would have typically met on the way to work, and checking logs of telephone conversations she may have had from her desk that morning. This was all made difficult by the fact that the buildings' entire employee records for the month of September were lost with the collapse of the Twin Towers.

For the rabbinical court to be authorized to do all of this research, the spouse would sign a letter granting permission for them to contact government agencies, business associates and other necessary contacts, and to gain access to the relevant records.

Due to the seriousness of the issue of granting permission to remarry after a spouse's presumed death, it is an age-old practice for there to be peer review of the evidence. Therefore, after the rabbinical court arrives at their conclusion, they would present the information to a well-respected, knowledgeable rabbi to sign off on the decision. Sample Cases

These examples are by no means comprehensive but give one a taste of the kind of research that was needed.

In the offices of Cantor Fitzgerald, located in the North Tower into which the first plane crashed, there were no survivors. However, there were a few individuals who, for whatever reason, left the building before the attack. Conversations with them, and their testimony that a certain person was in a meeting, would be added to other evidence that said person did not leave before the crash, thus rendering their spouse eligible for remarriage.

Many in the South Tower immediately evacuated the building after the North Tower was hit. One eyewitness related to the rabbinical court, concerning an individual whom they were looking into, that he witnessed a well-intentioned officer in the lobby of the 78th floor telling him that there was no reason to leave the building and that he could go back to work on the 86th floor.

In another instance a person had booked a ticket to board American Airlines Flight 11. The rabbinical court spoke extensively with the airline personnel, who confirmed that he had a boarding pass, thus assuring the court that he had indeed boarded the plane.

The guidepost in Jewish law, when it comes to a spouse in this situation, is to be compassionate. Ultimately, that is what the rabbinical courts sought to do after 9/11, and for the most part they were greatly successful.

May we never need to use these laws, and may we never know further sorrow in our lifetime.

Please see our ten year memorial page for the 9/11 attacks [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=EF92E40F4E5CDCD8E2760E272B1C9A97&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ].



This response is based on the new and fascinating book, Contending with Catastrophe: Jewish Perspective on September 11th [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=C0F422A6E9B25571A611B504868E4F78&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] edited by Rabbi Michael J. Broyde (Beth Din of America Press, September 2011).


- Dovid Zaklikowski [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=9295A451062AFBCD973FE37F3955A3BD&amp;ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] is the director of Lubavitch Archives and is on the editorial staff of Chabad.org. Dovid and his wife Chana Raizel are the proud parents of three: Motti, Meir & Shaina.


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